List of songs named after dates

This is a list of songs named after dates.

List

Song

Artist

Album

Release date

Notes

"1901"

Phoenix

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

2009

"Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)"

The Zombies

Odessey and Oracle

1968

"New York Mining Disaster 1941"

Bee Gees

Bee Gees' 1st

1967

"1944"

Jamala

1944

2016

Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

"Holland, 1945"

Neutral Milk Hotel

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

1998

"1959"

John Anderson

John Anderson

1980

"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"

The Four Seasons

Who Loves You

1975

"'65 Love Affair"

Paul Davis

Cool Night

1981

"Summer of '69"

Bryan Adams

Reckless

1984

"1973"

James Blunt

All the Lost Souls

2007

"1977"

The Clash

B-side to "White Riot"

1977

"1979"

The Smashing Pumpkins

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

1995

"1980"

Estelle

The 18th Day

2004

"1983"

Neon Trees

Habits

2010

"1984"

David Bowie

Diamond Dogs

1974

"Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five"

Paul McCartney & Wings

Band on the Run

1973

"1985"

Bowling for Soup

A Hangover You Don't Deserve

2004

"April 29, 1992 (Miami)"

Sublime

Sublime

1996

"1999"

Prince

1999

1982

"Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)"

Billy Joel

Turnstiles

1976

"2112"

Rush

2112

1976

"In the Year 2525"

Zager and Evans

2525 (Exordium & Terminus)

1968

"4th of July"

Amy Macdonald

Life in a Beautiful Light

2012

"September"

Earth, Wind & Fire

The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1

1978

"8th of November"

Big & Rich

Comin' to Your City

2005

See also

  • We Didn't Start the Fire (1989) by Billy Joel, featuring lyrics AbOUT historical events from 1949 to 1989
  • American Pie (1971) by Don McLean, inspired by The Day the Music Died